trombenik definition

[Bert Stratton <yiddcup...>]

Re: the well-known N. Farber/M. Katz trombone instrumental "Trombenik Tanz."

All my Yiddish dictionaries say "trombenik" means "lazy person,
ne'er-do-well."  But Leo Rosten and Arthur Naiman add the meaning "boastful
loudmouth," and say the word is derived from the Polish for a "blower of a
horn or trumpet."

Are Rosten and Naiman right, particularly about the "horn or trumpet"
derivation?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Bert Stratton
Yiddishe Cup Klezmer Band
http://www.yiddishecup.com 

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